Rope clamp



1933- E. E. ERICKSON 1,921,236

ROPE CLAMP Filed July 25 1932 Patented Aug. 8, 1933" HUNiTEDjSrA Tris PAT N Rom CLAMP F Ed ward Erickson, Moline, 111. Application July 25, 1932. Serial No. 624,489

' :2 Claiins. '(01. 24-133 ing a base member adapted to be rigidly mounted on a support and also a clamp member adapted to be pivotally connected with the base for coop- '15:; eration therewith.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my rope clamp, whereby the objects c'ontem-- plated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rope clamp embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a'front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspectvie View of the clamp member shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of another form of my rope clamp. q

Figure 5 is a front elevation of the form of clamp illustrated in Figure 4; and y Figure 6 is a verticaL-central sectional view of a different form of my rope clamp.

It is well known that considerable difficulty is encountered in putting up a clothes line and in keeping the line tight after it is up. I have provided a clamp for meeting objections, which will now be described. I

In the drawing herewith, the device illustrated =iin Figures 1, 2 and .3 is provided with a base plate indicated in the drawing by the reference numeral 10. This base plate is usually fastened in vertical position to a post or other support 11 by means of screws or the like 12.

The plate has outwardly projecting parallel ears l3.

For cooperating with the fixed base just described, I have provided a movable clamp comprising a channel-shaped member 16. The side 5 .i'walls of the clamp memberlfi'have'spaced op-.

,ing a horizontally extending flange 2 1.

iform a clampelement for therope 26.

In the form of the invention disclosed in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the ears l3 haveopposite' embodied in a number of different forms.

. posite projecting bearing spindles or thelikefi,

arranged to slide throughthe narrow..necks' l5 of the slots :14 and tobe journaledfin said slots.

The lower end of the channel shaped clamp member 16 projects downwardly beyond the bearing members was indicated at18 in Figure 1.

At what may be called the upper end of th channel clamp 16, it'is bent outwardly as indicated at 19 and forms a guide between the two side walls. This clamp member is quite well illustrated in Figure 3.

In Figures 4 and 5, I have shown a slightly different form of my rope clamp. It might be said that the form shown in Figures 1, 2 and and the form shown in Figure 6 hereinafter to be described refer to forms of the device conveniently manufactured by means of dies. The form shown in Figures 4 cast.

In this form, there is provided a base 20 havunder face'of the base 20 is grooved to form a and 5 is preferably The journal 22. A short shaft 23 is journaled in the journal 22. On this shaft is fixed a clamp 24, one end of which is curved as shown at 24a. to This end projects downwardly and is adapted to coact with the lower part of the plate 20. The other end of theclamp member 24 extends upwardly and terminates, 'in'a forked member 28 and serves as a guide for the rope.

The curved end 24a has a laterally projecting. part, 24b for gripping the rope. The base 20 has a rib 21, which serves to hold the rope 9 in place when it is clamp member.

In Figure 6, I have shown still a different form of my invention.

a In this form of my device, the base 29' is very similar to the base 10. It has spaced vertical ears 30 which carry the in-turned pintles 31 at their upper ends. The clamp member 32 is channel-shaped with a projecting clamping end 33 at its lower part and with a curved portion not tightly gripped by the 19 atits other end, which together with the wallsof the channel at that end forms a guide for the rope 26. The channel clamp member 32 has the side ears 34 between its ends. The lower part of these ears are provided with slots 35 to receive the in-turned pintles 31.

I have shown several forms of my invention simply to illustrate the fact that it can be The ones shown are not intended to be exclusive, but

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other forms can be made and still remain within the scope and spirit of my invention.

In the use of the device herein described, the rope is inserted between the base and the clamp member. In the case of the forms shown in Figures 1 and 6, the clamp member may be removed for this purpose. When the far end of the rope is fastened, and the rope is then pulled, the weight of the rope acting on the upper end of the clamp member swings it away from the base and causes the clamping lower end of the base to grip the rope against the base with clamping action. The rope can be tightened simply by pulling on the end below the clamping device.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a base and a clamping member, said base having spaced projecting ears with upwardly opening slots in their upper ends formed with restricted necks to permit assembly with and disassembly from the clamping member, and to prevent accidental disassembly, a channel-shaped clamping member having laterally projecting spindle elements received in said slots, said elements each having one transverse dimension greater than the width of said necks and said member having a downwardly projecting end for gripping a rope against the base, and an upwardly projecting end forming a guide for a rope.

2. In a device of the class described, a base and a clamping member, said base having spaced projecting ears with upwardly opening slots formed with restricted necks to permit :assembly with and disassembly from the clamping mem" her and to prevent accidental disassembly, a clamping member having laterally projecting spindle elements adapted to be inserted through said necks and to project laterally through the slots and being of greater width than thickness and so located and of such width that the spindle element :can be removed from the slots only when the upper part of the clamping memher is first moved to position adjacent the base, said clamping member having a downwardly projecting end for gripping a rope against the base and an upward-1y projecting end forming 'a guide for a rope.

EDWARD E. ERIC-KSON. 

